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iPad (10th generation)

We strongly encourage that students do not remove the device from it's protective case, as this will leave your device prone to damage.

Learn the location of the cameras, buttons, and other essential hardware features on iPad (9th generation).

Turning On Your iPad

Press and hold the top button until the Apple logo appears.

If the iPad doesn’t turn on, you might need to charge the battery and try again.

iPad New Students Handout ZBTHS 126.pdf

Waking, Locking & Unlocking Your iPad

iPads turns off the display to save power, locks for security, and goes to sleep when you’re not using it. You can quickly wake and unlock iPad when you want to use it again.

To lock iPad again, press the top button. iPad locks automatically if you don’t touch the screen for a minute or so. To unlock press the top button again, or tap the screen.

If you didn’t create a passcode when you set up iPad, see Set a passcode on iPad.

Press the Home button (on an iPad with a Home button) or swipe up from the bottom of the Lock Screen (on other iPad models).
Enter your passcode.

Find settings on iPad

In the Settings app , you can search for iPad settings you want to change, such as your passcode, notification sounds, and more.

Swipe down on the sidebar to reveal the search field, tap the search field (at the top left), enter a term—“volume,” for example—then tap a setting on the left side of the screen.

Adjust the volume on iPad

Adjust the volume of media, alerts, and sound effects using the volume buttons, Siri, or Control Center.

Use the volume buttons on iPad to adjust the volume of songs and other media, alerts, and sound effects. (The volume buttons are either on the side or the top of your device, depending on your model.)

You can use Control Center to silence audio alerts and notifications.

Reduce loud headphone sounds

Go to Settings > Sounds > Headphone Safety.
Turn on Reduce Loud Sounds, then drag the slider to specify the maximum volume.

Mute the sound

Do one of the following:

Press and hold the Volume Down button.
Open Control Center, then tap to turn on Silent mode. Tap it again to turn it off.

Limit the speaker volume

With iPadOS 18.2 or later, you can limit the maximum volume of sound that plays through your iPad’s built-in speaker ( or later).

Go to Settings > Sounds > Volume Limit.
Turn on Limit Maximum Volume, then drag the slider to specify the maximum volume.

Force restart iPad (models with Face ID or with Touch ID in the top button)

If iPad isn’t responding, and you can’t restart it by turning if off then on, try forcing it to restart.

If your iPad doesn’t have the Home button, do the following:

Press and quickly release the volume button nearest to the top button.
Press and quickly release the volume button farthest from the top button.
Press and hold the top button.
When the Apple logo appears, release the top button.

If your iPad still doesn't respond or turn on, please visit the Technology Office at your campus for assistance.

Get started with accessibility features on iPad

iPad provides many accessibility features and settings to support your vision, mobility, hearing, speech, and cognitive needs.

These features make your iPad easier to use, whether you need them temporarily or on an ongoing basis.

You can set many of these up when you turn on your iPad for the first time (see Turn on accessibility features to set up your iPad), or you can turn them on later.

https://www.apple.com/accessibility/

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